Chikwawa Diocese The Cause of our Joy

The Diocese of Chikwawa is an arm of the holy Catholic Church, operating in the southern part of Malawi under the Episcopal Conference of Malawi. The Diocese has a coverage of Nsanje, Chikwawa and parts of Thyolo and Blantyre. It covers an area of 7,676 square kilometers. The diocese has 14 parishes which form 4 deaneries, namely Chikwawa, Nsanje, Molere and Fatima. It was raised as suffragan see of the archdiocese of Blantyre by pope Paul VI on 22nd March 1965. The Diocese’s patron saint is ‘Our Lady the cause of our Joy’ (Causa Nostrae Letitiae)

Leadership

The first bishop for the diocese was Rt Rev Eugenius FJ Vroemen and was succeeded by Rt Rev Felix E Mkhori (May their souls rest in peace).

Currently, the diocese is being headed by Bishop Right Rev Peter Musikuwa who is the 3rd and current bishop of the diocese. He was appointed on 16th April 2003 and consecrated on 28th June 2003. The vicar general for the diocese is Fr Cosmas Chasukwa while Fr Alfeo Boloma is the bishops’s secretary.